The existence of Bishop Bruno I is supported by only three documents, deeds of gift from Wilhelm IV of Weimar, who was Margrave of Meissen until 1062.
[1] Most of the earlier bishops of Meissen are poorly documented.
Different chroniclers have given different lists of them and thus made it more difficult to establish an accurate chronology.
A Bishop Meinward was included in earlier chronologies between Eido II and Bruno I, but Meinward has been shown to be nothing more than a misplaced transcription error for Bishop Reinward (1140–1150); Bruno thus succeeded Eido directly.
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